GRE Word List

EMISSARY

one designated as the agent of another : representative

The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.

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WordMeaning
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
wreakbring about
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle